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Who will your club target later in the draft? ...... (afl site)
« on: November 22, 2015, 09:33:28 PM »
Who will your club target later in the draft?

Callum Twomey
AFL.com.au
22 November 2015


Beyond the first 30 selections, a number of players have been linked to clubs with their later choices. AFL.com.au has found some of the possible options available for each club's picks deeper in the draft.

We have listed every draft pick assigned to clubs by the AFL, but also predicted how many each club is expected to use on the night.

The AFL's draft order is based purely on the list spots open to each club. Many clubs, including the Brisbane Lions, Sydney Swans and GWS, have extra picks that will open up if they are required to use more than one selection to match a bid under the new draft night system.

Unlike the Phantom Draft top 30 (where we have changed the draft order reflective to where bids may fall on academy prospects), for the below selections we have kept the order as it will start according to the AFL's official draft order.

RICHMOND

Draft picks: 12, 51, 78, 84 (likely to use two or three selections)

If Ben Crocker is still on the board at pick 52, the Tigers might take a strong look at him. The powerful and competitive forward has his fans earlier in the draft but it wouldn't shock if he was still available in the 40-50 range.

Richmond has been linked to Corey Wagner, a zippy midfielder from Queensland, but will need to bid on him as he is part of the Lions academy set-up. The Tigers will have a fair wait between their first and second choices so will be nervous as they see who is left.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-11-22/callum-twomeys-2015-phantom-draft

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Re: Who will your club target later in the draft? ...... (afl site)
« Reply #1 on: November 22, 2015, 10:02:40 PM »
Dud, delist
“I find it nearly impossible to make those judgments, but he is certainly up there with the really important ones, he is certainly up there with the Francis Bourkes and the Royce Harts and the Kevin Bartlett and the Kevin Sheedys, there is no doubt about that,” Balme said.

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Re: Who will your club target later in the draft? ...... (afl site)
« Reply #2 on: November 22, 2015, 10:47:22 PM »
Ben Crocker

(Oakleigh Chargers)

Height: 185 cm
Weight: 84 kg
Position: Medium forward
Player comparison: Tom Bell
Strengths: Contested marking, goal kicking, leadership
Weaknesses: Endurance, questions over midfield development

Read more: http://www.boundforglorynews.com.au/2015-draft-profile-ben-crocker/


GAME STATS (TAC Cup 2015): http://www.foxsportspulse.com/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=196797163&client=1-3020-111727-339771-20320284&ocompID=339771

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jpnv7lrZzuU

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Re: Who will your club target later in the draft? ...... (afl site)
« Reply #3 on: November 22, 2015, 10:54:26 PM »
Corey Wagner

Hgt: 180 cm
Wgt: 71 kg
Pos: midfielder/flanker

Wagner is an exciting small flanker type who can also play as an outside midfielder. With ball in hand he’s got a nifty kick often with a low trajectory and the tendency to really hurt by foot. He’s a creative player. He’s also got the ability to do some freakish things like take a hanger or just pull off the unthinkable, there’s a real work rate there. He’s a high endurance player with an exceptional work rate and the tendency to run both ways, however his running patterns are average and his ability to accumulate the football a little lacking.

http://www.boundforglorynews.com.au/the-10-division-2-players-to-watch-in-the-championships/


VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAS50ujPnZQ